Snake makes meal of king parrot

A Queensland snake wrangler has shared incredible images of the unlikely but very one-sided battle between a python and a parrot.

Reptile catcher Stuart Mackenzie received the stunning series of images on Friday from one of his Facebook followers, who documented the king parrot's demise at their home at Agnes Water in Central Queensland.

The photos show the snake dangling from the roof of the home and wrapping its body around the stricken bird as it stretches its mouth to devour the large bird head-first.

Another photo gives a good look at a large bulge just behind the serpent's head with only a part of the bird's tail feather protruding from the reptile's open mouth.

Mr Mackenzie said he often receives photos of snakes eating wild animals but described these images as "the coolest" of the season so far.

He said it is almost impossible to guess the age of the carpet python but predicted that it was five or six-years-old and up to two metres long.

The Sunshine Coast-based reptile catcher said he had been busy over recent months and was getting an average of two call-outs a day.